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2001 World Cup
Tournament information
Dates15–18 November
Location Gotemba, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan
35°18′31.3″N 138°56′4.6″E / 35.308694°N 138.934611°E / 35.308694; 138.934611
Course(s) Taiheiyo Club
Format72 holes stroke play
( best ball & alternate shot)
Statistics
Par72
Length7,277 yards (6,654 m)
Field24 two-man teams
CutNone
Prize fundUS$3.0 million
Winner's shareUS$1.0 million
Champion
  South Africa
Ernie Els & Retief Goosen
264 (−24)
Location map
Taiheiyo Club is located in Asia
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Taiheiyo Club
Location in Asia
Taiheiyo Club is located in Japan
Taiheiyo Club
Taiheiyo Club
Location in Japan
Taiheiyo Club is located in Shizuoka Prefecture
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The 2001 WGC-World Cup took place 15–18 November at the Taiheiyo Club, Gotemba Course in Gotemba, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. It was the 47th World Cup and the second as a World Golf Championship event. 24 countries competed and each country sent two players. The prize money totaled $3,000,000 with $1,000,000 going to the winning pair. The South African team of Ernie Els and Retief Goosen won in a sudden-death playoff over teams from Denmark, New Zealand and the United States. [1]

Qualification and format

18 teams qualified based on the Official World Golf Ranking and were six teams via qualifiers.

The tournament was a 72-hole stroke play team event with each team consisting of two players. The first and third days were fourball play and the second and final days were foursomes play.

Teams

Country Players
  Argentina Ángel Cabrera and Eduardo Romero
  Australia Aaron Baddeley and Adam Scott
  Canada Ian Leggatt and Mike Weir
  China Liang Wenchong and Zhang Lianwei
  Denmark Thomas Bjørn and Søren Hansen
  England Paul Casey and Ian Poulter
  Fiji Dinesh Chand and Vijay Singh
  France Raphaël Jacquelin and Thomas Levet
  Ireland Pádraig Harrington and Paul McGinley
  Japan Toshimitsu Izawa and Shigeki Maruyama
  Malaysia Danny Chia and Periasamy Gunasegaran
  Mexico Octavio Gonzalez and Alex Quiroz
  Netherlands Maarten Lafeber and Robert-Jan Derksen
  New Zealand Michael Campbell and David Smail
  Norway Henrik Bjørnstad and Per Haugsrud
  Paraguay Ángel Franco and Carlos Franco
  Philippines Rodrigo Cuello and Danny Zarate
  Scotland Andrew Coltart and Dean Robertson
  South Africa Ernie Els and Retief Goosen
  Spain Sergio García and Miguel Ángel Jiménez
  Sweden Niclas Fasth and Robert Karlsson
  United States David Duval and Tiger Woods
  Wales Mark Mouland and Phillip Price
  Zimbabwe Tony Johnstone and Mark McNulty

Source [2]

Scores

Place Country Score To par Money (US$)
1   South Africa 64-71-63-66=264 −24 1,000,000
T2   Denmark 65-69-65-65=264 316,667
  New Zealand 63-66-65-70=264
  United States 66-68-63-67=264
5   England 65-72-63-67=267 −21 115,000
T6   Canada 62-73-66-67=268 −20 95,000
  Spain 63-71-65-69=268
T8   Argentina 67-68-63-71=269 −19 70,000
  Fiji 66-69-66-68=269
  France 67-68-63-71=269
T11   Japan 64-69-65-72=270 −18 50,000
  Scotland 62-71-66-71=270
  Wales 66-71-62-71=270
T14   Australia 66-70-64-71=271 −17 39,500
  Ireland 64-72-64-71=271
16   Sweden 62-73-66-71=272 −16 38,000
T17   China 67-69-68-70=274 −14 36,000
  Mexico 66-71-67-70=274
  Norway 67-72-61-74=274
20   Zimbabwe 66-74-66-72=278 −10 34,000
21   Paraguay 68-72-66-75=281 −7 33,000
22   Netherlands 70-72-64-76=282 −6 32,000
23   Malaysia 66-80-68-71=285 −3 31,000
24   Philippines 67-75-73-74=289 +1 30,000

Playoff

  • First hole: Denmark and South Africa advance with birdies, New Zealand and the United States eliminated
  • Second hole: South Africa wins with par

Source [2]

References

  1. ^ "South Africans rally to win wild World Cup". ESPN. Associated Press. 17 November 2011. Retrieved 16 October 2012.
  2. ^ a b "EMC World Cup final-round scores". ESPN. 18 November 2001. Retrieved 16 October 2012.